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Board weighs response to gray‑water bill; staff recommends county limit use to protect water accounting
Summary
After staff briefed the board on House Bill about gray‑water systems, staff recommended the district ask Pueblo County not to permit unrestricted on‑site gray‑water reuse because of potential cross‑contamination and impacts to return‑flow accounting that affect the district's water rights and reuse credits.
At a Pueblo West Metro District work session staff asked the board to consider taking a position on House Bill concerning on‑site gray‑water systems and whether Pueblo County should allow them. Anna and Elisa Velasquez (Water Resource Manager) explained potential public‑health and water‑accounting concerns and recommended the board consider sending a letter to county commissioners.
Elisa Velasquez said an individual homeowner’s gray water—water from sinks or laundry reused for irrigation—would not be treated before reuse and could pose “safety concerns” if misused. “That water is not being filtered in any way before it's being used again on the lawn,” Velasquez said. She added staff’s concern is less about immediate health…
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